The delightful Jenn Allen shares some poetry with us, discussing listening to street-corner prophecy, gloom versus optimism, and being in the moment.

Jenn’s poem: W.B. Yeats, “The Second Coming”: (https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43290/the-second-coming)

Neal’s poem: Billy Collins, “The End of the World”: (https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/browse?contentId=38569)

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